applying to kings college london for med

i wanted to apply to kings college as one of my options. i got 3190 b2 in my ucat, but my gcses are only 99998877777A - so i'm slightly worried they'll hinder my application to kings, as kings seem to value gcses highly. should i still apply?

Hi Muneeb,
I am a 4th Year KCL medical student and would heavily advise against applying as ur GCSE's mean that you only get 20/40 points for GCSE section. Your UCAT however is exceptional so well done but im not sure its enough for an interview. I would suggest switching that choice for manchester and possibly look at Imperial/UCL as they have less os an emphasis on GCSE grades. Hope that helps

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Hi Muneeb,
I am a 4th Year KCL medical student and would heavily advise against applying as ur GCSE's mean that you only get 20/40 points for GCSE section. Your UCAT however is exceptional so well done but im not sure its enough for an interview. I would suggest switching that choice for manchester and possibly look at Imperial/UCL as they have less os an emphasis on GCSE grades. Hope that helps

hi, i also wanted to apply to kings. i got 2960 b1 in ucat and gcses are 9999999877 with 3A* predicted and A* for EPQ, is my ucat score enough and what post-interview factors do they look at when deciding?? Do you think applying to KCL would be too risky? also what other universities should I consider looking at?? I was thinking birmingham, notts, southampton or leceister atm.

Hi Muneeb,
I am a 4th Year KCL medical student and would heavily advise against applying as ur GCSE's mean that you only get 20/40 points for GCSE section. Your UCAT however is exceptional so well done but im not sure its enough for an interview. I would suggest switching that choice for manchester and possibly look at Imperial/UCL as they have less os an emphasis on GCSE grades. Hope that helps

What GCSEs are considered to be 40/40?

hi, i also wanted to apply to kings. i got 2960 b1 in ucat and gcses are 9999999877 with 3A* predicted and A* for EPQ, is my ucat score enough and what post-interview factors do they look at when deciding?? Do you think applying to KCL would be too risky? also what other universities should I consider looking at?? I was thinking birmingham, notts, southampton or leceister atm.

i wanted to apply to kings college as one of my options. i got 3190 band 2 in my ucat, but my gcses are only 99998887777A - will they hinder my application to kings, as kings seem to value gcses highly?

nah my friend Levi got a kcl offer with the same stats as you so you should be fine

i wanted to apply to kings college as one of my options. i got 3190 band 2 in my ucat, but my gcses are only 99998887777A - will they hinder my application to kings, as kings seem to value gcses highly?

Where did u apply in the end?

imperial ucl kings birmingham

is this GCSE ranking system used by every uni like Oxford as well